Jonah and the addict. The God who delights. Help for better marriages. Co-vocational ministry. More.
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Cover story
Jonah and the addict: A revelation. By Jenn Dafoe-Turner.
Features
The God who delights. Why it's actually urgent we enjoy creation. By Nina Schuurman-Drenth
Help for better marriages. Christians offer ministries for growth and healing. By Doug Letts
Co-vocational ministry. The reality of Canadian pastors who also work outside their church. By Rebeca Heringer
The FT interview: One on one with Kentro Christian Network’s Laura Solberg
In each issue
Behind the scenes. Overcoming divides. The gift of conversation across differences. By Bill Fledderus
Talking points. Podcast Lineup, Readers write, Milestones, Contributors
News. Notes. Ideas
- The Journey. A new national evangelism project launches.
- Faith trends. Recent trends in charitable financial donations among religious attenders in Canada.
- Korean language studies at B.C. college reaches moms. Cross-cultural stay has become transformative.
- Prayers rising for Canadian high schools. Alpha Canada initiative reaches across the country.
- Inspiring ideas: Souper-bowl mixes championship and donations. Heritage designation saves N.S. church. Reliogisity rising among Canada's youth? Grey Cup outreach in Winnipeg. East coast church given back.
- Pilot project. New flight simulators accelerate mission aviation training.
- By the numbers. Police reports on human trafficking, 2014-2024.
- Where a generation meets Jesus. Change Conferences reach thousands of teens per year.
- Sisters in ministry. 69 years of leading worship.
- Noteworthy: Artifacts back from the Vatican. Winnipeg church becomes affordable housing. Half of preteens say they’re Christian. Report on rural pastor burnout. Cambridge pastor’s journal found in thrift store returned. Ancient Jesus bread found in Türkiye.
Cross connections. Resisting antisemitism. Living out our adoption as people grafted into Israel's story. By columnist David Guretzki
At issue: For prayer and action. Help an EFC partnership make sense of social media and youth ministry.
The gathering place. Secularist agenda, interfaith response. Relationships built across differences empower public justice. By columnist Bruce J. Clemenger
News from the EFC. Religious hate defence cut? Protecting children online. Religious freedom: Harvest Ministries. Government preserves religion as charitable purpose. Podcast: Fractured people, peace camps and the Holy Spirit. Podcast: Potlucks and Pulpits. Surveys for youth and youth workers. More EFC operations shift to Ottawa.
Thriving in digital. When the screen becomes the master. How to spot digital addiction and tame it with God's help. By Joanna la Fleur
History lesson. Helen Huston's heart for Nepal. Alberta doctor pioneered health care in a least developed nation. By Shelley Utz
All things reconciled: News from the Peace and Reconciliation Network. Americans called to peace. Serving at the UN. Camps foster reconciliation. By David Donaldson
Church and community. Celebrating Christ with a living Nativity
Books & culture
- Extended review: Holy Hurt. Understanding Spiritual Trauma and the Process of Healing. By Hillary L. McBride
- Extended review: Global Christianity and Islam. Exploring History, Politics, and Beliefs By Wafik Wahba
- Extended review: The Role of the Moon. By D.S. Martin
- Extended review: SWAG + SWAG II. By Justin Bieber
- Extended review: I Have a Love Story. By Natalie McMaster
- Q + A with author Darlene L. Turner on weaving truth into gripping fiction.
- Canadian Creatives: Behold, oil on canvas by Susan Outlaw
- New media roundup
- The Invisibility of Religion in Contemporary Art
- The Collected Writings of Stanley K. Fowler
- Lead Like a Saint: Lessons &Values From the Life of St. Patrick
- Forming Communities of Hope in the Great Unraveling: Leadership in a Changing World
- Witnesses of These Things: Faithfulness Here and Now
- and more.
Final word. Daniel Im, author, podcast host and lead pastor of Beulah Alliance Church in Edmonton